Get ready for some winter magic as the Ice Castles in Midway prepare to open their icy gates next week. The Ice Castles are set to open at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Tickets can be purchased online.

ST. PAUL ( WJON News) -- Minnesota's Ice Castles has announced its opening date. They say it will officially open tomorrow (Friday) at 6:00 p.m. at this year's location the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Ice artisans have had to battle recent warm temperatures by working around the clock to get the attraction ready.

The Ice Castles opened on Jan. 20 last year. In 2023, a mild winter forced the attraction to have its latest opening ever on Jan. 27. Standifird says visitors can expect a new castle design this year, as well as nearly double the typical amount of lights on the quarter-mile "Mystic Forest Light Walk"

New Hampshire’s Ice Castles will open on Friday, one of the earliest opening dates in the attraction’s history, according to the company. The enormous, frozen attraction, which is located annually in North Woodstock,

The CEO of Ice Castles says this opening day will be one of the earliest in the history of the New Hampshire attraction.